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MAJOR GENERAL MORTON'S GRAND MARCH ... Composed by Miss Mary Annette Thompson
NY Firth & Hall nd [1840s]., 1840. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement, and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (4)pp Music only, no lyrics. "Respectfully dedicated by permission to Major General Jacob Morton, Commanding the First Division of New-York State Artillery.". Illustrated by embellished cover title. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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MANDOLINATA: Serenade. Souvenir de Rome. English Words by Miss F.A. Dillaye. Music by E. Paladilhe
Philadelphia G. Andre 1871., 1871. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Bit of spotty foxing and edge wear, else in good condition. 14" x 10.75" 8pp Comprises piano music, alto vocal line, and lyrics in English, Italian, French and German. In part: ".Forget our cares while shadows The lovely night prolong, With light guitar, We'll wander far, And wake the streets with song.". Illustrated by engraved title on front. 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MARTHA. Fleurs Melodiques for the Piano by Friedrich Flotow (1812-1883). Arranged without octaves by D. Krug
Boston Oliver Ditson nd [ca. 1880]., 1880. Soft cover. Faint dampmark at bottom, else near very good condition. 14" x 10.5" 6pp Music only. Illustrated by decorative frame on cover. US Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MEET ME AT THE STATION, DEAR. As sung by Clark and Bergman in "The Passing Show of 1917
NY: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, 1917. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. This show played at The Winter Garden, New York. Words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young. Music by Ted Snyder. 4pp, in part: "Any time I want a little kiss from you, Mother's always in the way.." 13.5" x 10". (more information)
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MEMORIES: Song
NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1915. First Edition. Decorative cover. Very Good. Lyric by Gustave Kahn. Music by Robert Van Alstyne. 4pp, in part: "Round me at twilight come stealing, Shadows of days that are gone, Dreams of the old days revealing Mem'ries of Love's golden dawn .." 13.75" x 10.5". (more information)
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MENDELSSOHN'S SPRING SONG: Songs without Words
NY: Conservatory Publ Society, 1902. Conservatory Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. By F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy. 6pp. Piano music. 13.75" x 10.5". (more information)
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MERMAID WALTZ: Arranged for the Piano Forte and respectfully dedicated to Miss Virginia F. Bibb by Amedee Granger
Louisville Peters & Webster 1846., 1846. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement, very good condition. 13.5" x 10" 2pp Music only, no lyrics. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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THE MERRY SAILOR BOY. Words by E. Jocelyn, Esq. Music by Benjamin Lang
Boston Oliver Ditson 1852., 1852. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (6)pp On the cover, a young sailor stands on the deck of a ship, a schooner in the distance, all within an embellished frame. In part: "Forth, cheerful goes the sailor boy On ocean's way; No perils wild his breast annoy, Stout night and day.". Illustrated by engraved view on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MISS MYRTLE: The Charming Woman. Words & Music by Mrs. Price Blackwood
Baltimore George Willig, Jr. nd [ca. 1840s]., 1840. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement, and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (4)pp In part: "So Miss Myrtle is going to marry? What a number of hearts she will break! There's Lord George, and Tom Brown, and Sir Harry Are you dying of love for her sake?.". Illustrated by embellished drop-title. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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MOONLIGHT DELL. Words by C. Chauncey Burr. Music by Jacob C. Hosmer. As sung by Adele Hosmer
NY C.G. Christman 1852., 1852. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (8)pp Cover portrait lithographed by E. Brown, Jr. In part: "When the night is on the wood, And nightingales are singing, when the echoes o'er the flood From vesper bells are ringing.". Illustrated by cover portrait Adele Hosmer. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MOTHER IS THE BEST SWEETHEART OF ALL
NY: Church, Paxson, 1910. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. Words by Lettie Gould. Music by Jerome Heller. 6pp, in part: "In years gone by when I was young and life from care was free, I used to think that all the girls existed just for me .." 13.5 x 10.5". (more information)
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MOUNTAIN GIRL'S LAMENT: (East Tennessee Mountains)." Obtained from Natives by Robert De Armond. Recorded.by Victor Young
NY: Broadcast Music, 1940. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 6pp, words and music for three-part harmony: "From the top of ole smoky, All kiver'd with snow, Thar I lost my true lover: By a courtin' too slow . Your grave will but hide you And turn you to dust, Not one man in a thousand That a poor gal can trust!" The phrase "unconscience lover" appears in line seven, with a note below: "`Unconscience Lover' is the Mountain term for a lover without a conscience." 12" x 9". (more information)
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THE MOUNTAIN MAID'S INVITATION: The celebrated melodies of the Rainer Family, adapted for the Piano Forte
Boston Oliver Ditson 1841., 1841. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Archival spine reinforcement and in very good condition. 13" x 10" (6)pp Written by Thomas Power. Arranged by Werner. The cover shows the five-member Rainer troupe in costume, holding instruments. In part: "Come! come! come! O'er the hills, free from care, In my home true pleasure share; Blossoms sweet, flowers most rare, Come where joys are found.". Illustrated by lithographed view on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY HEART IS SAIR FOR SOMEBODY: Ballad by Herbert Wallace. As sung by Miss Thursby
NY R.A. Saalfield (1878)., 1878. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Faint dampmarking, else in good condition. 14" x 10.5" 6pp First published in 1878. Comprises two verses, music and lyrics. In part: "My heart is sair, I daurna tell My heart is sair for some body; I could wake a winter night, For the sake o' some body.". Illustrated by cover design by R. Teller. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY LOVE I DARE NOT TELL ... Featured by Miss Ruth Vincent in "The Medal and the Maid
NY: American Advance Music, 1903. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. Words by Bartley Costello. Music by S. Stenhammer. 6pp, in part: "The nightingale sings songs of love The daybirds all have gone to rest .." Sung in this John C. Fisher & Thomas W. Riley show by Ruth Vincent, whose portrait graces the cover. 13.5" x 10.5". (more information)
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MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT: As Sung by Christy's Minstrels. [Stephen C.] Foster's Plantation Melodies, No. 20
NY Firth, Pond (1853)., 1853. Soft cover. Spine reinforced and in very good condition. 13.25" x 10.25" 6pp First published in 1853. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, The corntop's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds make music all the day.". Illustrated by embellished title on cover. Early Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT: As Sung by Christy's Minstrels. [Stephen C.] Foster's Plantation Melodies, No. 20
NY Firth, Pond (1853)., 1853. Soft cover. Spine reinforced and in very good condition. 13.5" x 10" 6pp First published in 1853. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, The corntop's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds make music all the day.". Illustrated by embellished title on cover. Tenth Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD-NIGHT: As Sung by Christy's Minstrels. [Stephen C.] Foster's Plantation Melodies, No. 20
NY Wm. A. Pond (1881)., 1881. Soft cover. Faint dampmarks; separated at spine; else in good condition. 14" x 10.75" 6pp First published in 1853. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, The corntop's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds make music all the day.". Illustrated by vignette view on cover. 1881 Editionst. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT: As Sung by Christy's Minstrels. [Stephen C.] Foster's Plantation Melodies, No. 20
NY Firth, Pond (1853)., 1853. Soft cover. Spine reinforced and in very good condition. 12.75" x 10.25" 6pp First published in 1853. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, The corntop's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds make music all the day.". Illustrated by embellished title on cover. Tenth Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT: As Sung by Christy's Minstrels. [Stephen C.] Foster's Plantation Melodies, No. 20
NY Firth, Pond (1853)., 1853. Soft cover. Small ink spot on cover, faint foxing, else in good condition. 13" x 9.75" 6pp First published in 1853. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, The corntop's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds make music all the day.". Illustrated by embellished title on cover. Early Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT: As Sung by Christy's Minstrels. [Stephen C.] Foster's Plantation Melodies, No. 20
NY Firth, Pond (1853)., 1853. Soft cover. Spine reinforced and near very good condition. 14" x 10.5" 6pp First published in 1853. Comprises two verses and a chorus. In part: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, The corntop's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds make music all the day.". Illustrated by vignette scene on cover. Tenth Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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NARCISSUS
Boston: Boston Music. Pictorial cover. Very Good. Written by Ethelbert Nevin, Op. 13, No. 4. 6pp, piano music. Copyright 1891 and 1899 by G. Schirmer, Jr. 12" x 9". (more information)
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THE NAVY TOOK THEM OVER AND THE NAVY WILL BRING THEM BACK! Words by Yeoman Howard Johnson. Music by Ira Schuster
NY: Leo. Feist, 1918. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp The blue and yellow cover features a photograph of hundreds of men and officers on the deck, guns, and mast of a battleship. Two verses and a chorus. In part: "`Over There' we hear of heroes, Who've been fighting for you and me. Ev'ry where we see our soldiers, Decorated for bravery . Tho' the Army is the clover, 'Twas the Navy took them over, and the Navy will bring them back!" 10.25" x 6.75". (more information)
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THE NAVY TOOK THEM OVER AND THE NAVY WILL BRING THEM BACK! Words by Yeoman Howard Johnson. Music by Ira Schuster
NY: Leo. Feist, 1918. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. 4pp The blue and yellow cover features a photograph of hundreds of men and officers on the deck, guns, and mast of a battleship. Two verses and a chorus. In part: "`Over There' we hear of heroes, Who've been fighting for you and me. Ev'ry where we see our soldiers, Decorated for bravery . Tho' the Army is the clover, 'Twas the Navy took them over, and the Navy will bring them back!" 10.25" x 6.75". (more information)
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NEAR THE LAKE WHERE DROOPED THE WILLOW: A Southern Refrain
NY: Hewitt & Jaques, 1839. Third Edition. Printed wraps. Good. The poetry by Geo. P. Morris Esq. Composed by Charles E. Horn. Dedicated to N.P. Willis Esq. Sung with distinguished applause by Mrs. C.E. Horn. 6pp, in part: "Near the lake where droop'd the willow, Long time ago! Where the rock threw back the billow, Brighter than snow .." Archival reinforcement to spine with one repair. 13" x 10". (more information)
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NELLY WAS A LADY: A Beautiful Ethiopian Melody. Written & Composed by S[tephen] C. Foster
NY Firth, Pond (1849)., 1849. Soft cover. Faint dampmark at corner, else in very good condition. 13" x 10" 6pp First published in 1849. Comprises five verses and a chorus. In part: "Down on de Mississippi floating, Long time I trabble on de way, All night de cottonwood a toting, Sing for my true lub all de day.". Illustrated by embellished title on cover. Tenth Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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NO, NE'ER CAN THY HOME BE MINE: Duett
Philadelphia: Gouenhoven, Scull, 1850. First US Edition. Printed wraps. Good. By T.H. Bayly. 6pp, words and music, in part: "I have told thee how sweet the roses are In my home beyond the sea; Where the dark eyed maid with her sweet Guitar sits under the orange tree .." Has separate verses for Lady and Gentleman to sing. Light foxing; archival spine reinforcement. 13" x 10". (more information)
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NON MONSEIGNEUR, "NO MY LORD": Chansonnette. English Version by C. Everest. Paroles et musique d' Aristide De Latour
Philadelphia F.A. North (1861)., 1861. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Scattered foxing, few small chips, else near very good condition. 14" x 10.75" 6pp Comprises piano music, vocal line, lyrics in French & English. In part: "Oh! dis moi jeune fille. / Oh! wilt thou fair maiden.". 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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NUTHIN'": Song. Words and music by Libbie Davidson Carpenter
NY: Boosey & Co., 1915. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5pp + wraps. In part: "Work ain't nuthin', Play ain't nuthin', Rest ain't nuthin' without you.There ain't nuthin', dear, but you.". 12" x 9.25". (more information)
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O LEAVE ME TO MY SORROW
Cincinnati: Peters, Field, 1848. First US Edition. Self-wraps. Good. Words by Thomas Moore. Composed & inscribed to Miss Gertrude V. James of Urbana, Ohio, by Henry D. Sofge. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Oh! leave me to my sorrow, For my heart is oppressed today; Oh! leave me and tomorrow, Dark shadows may pass away .." Three eight-line verses. Spine reinforced; some spotty foxing. 13" x 10". (more information)
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